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    Gen 4 klunk when you start pedaling? if i am on a small cog and coast and then statrt pedaling

    Same here - about 150 miles on a Rail and noticing the same, most notably in emtb-lite mode (just had trek shop swap emtb-lite to replace tour; I don’t think I noticed it prior to the swap, but I was rarely out of emtb before the swap, now I go to lite fairly often). Let us know how it goes...
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    Trek Rail Battery Cover

    I’ve seen battery ‘blanks’ for sale on eBay. Swapping the handle, cover, etc from the battery to the blank takes a few minutes.
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    My Rail, Resting on Stuff

    Resting on a rock, overlooking Tennessee Valley, GGNRA, CA
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    LETS SEE YOUR RIDE FOOTAGE

    What trail is that? I ride my Rail mainly in southern Marin (GGNRA is my backyard), buddy in Pleasant Hill also has a Rail, he's a few miles away, Briones is his back yard. Looking at map on Komoot, there are a few rides documented there (Tree Frog Loop, Sugar City Trail - reference to the...
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    strap-on trunk/tailgate bike rack suitable for one 50+ lb ebike?

    I'm planning on investing in a hitch and rack down the road, but in the meantime looking for a strap-on rack suitable for a single bike (Trek Rail 5). 90% of my rides originate at my front door, and when I do have to transport the bike it fits inside my SUV with the front wheel off, but I'm...
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    Anyone do a Purion -> Nyon retrofit on a Rail?

    Ah, thanks. Now that I look more closely at the user guides, it says the same thing about Purion as Nyon, switch the power off at the battery is an option, not a requirement. RTFM, as is usually the case.
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    Anyone do a Purion -> Nyon retrofit on a Rail?

    Hi, Picked up my Rail 5 a couple days ago, and just ordered a Nyon retrofit kit. I downloaded a user guide pdf, and it reads with the onboard computer inserted, press the on/off button on the eBike battery (bicycle manufacturer-specific solutions are possible when there is no access to the...
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    End of Trek Rail ???

    I had been hitting Trek's site daily for a couple of months in case any dealers within a reasonable (several hundred mile) radius, and last Thursday Lo! a dealer 100 miles away showed a Rail 5 in stock. I hit reserve, called them the next day to confirm That would be Epicenter Cycling. I...
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